Cotton blocker



July 12, 1927.4

J. E. WILLIAMS Filed July 27, 1925 COTTON BLOCKER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ttorney p because of scarcity of labor.' l v Patented July 12, '1927.

` UNITED ffsTATEs itxaszi PATENTorFficE.

JOHN ELIsHA WILLIAMS, on LoiiewoiaTH, TEXAS. 1

Y, ,COTTON Brocken', i

Application filed July 27,

' ,so vas to leave only those exposed which it is desired to cultivate.

Thepresent invention has todo with the provisionof means adapted to beattached to a cultivator,- a go-devil or the like, and arranged to protect the plants at spaced intervals from being covered up by the soil which is thrown lup by the cultivator or the like. Y

The invention also includes means for mashing down the plants except 'where Va stand is desired.k Y

In carrying out the invention, I mount a revolving member between the cultivator beams exactly between the front shovels. The device includes radial fenders which are adjustable as' to their width andas to their .distance from the center of the revolving member. When the fenders reach a perpenV dicular position between the axis Vof the dea vice and the ground, they protect the plants from the soil which is being thrown up by the cultivator shovels, thus leaving a stand. I also provide additional fenders which may .be used when it is desiredto exclude the dirt altogether from the cotton plants.

The invention will be more readily understood from'a reading of the following speciication and byv reference to the accompanying drawings, in which an example of the invention is shown, and wherein Figure 1 is a sidev elevation of a portionV of a cultivator equipped with a device constructed in accordance with my invention,

' Fig. 2 is a. vertical transverse section there through, taken substantially on the li'ne 2-2 of Fiof. f

Figij 3 is a horizontal section taken sub.- stantially onthe-lineB-S of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the device with additional fenders attached thereto,

Fig.l 5 is an edge elevationof thestructure 'shown in Fig. 4, l

"tially on'the line r-(ijof Fig; 5y

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one ofthe Vthe attachment and the Y192e; serial Nofiaaaea.

Fig. 6 isa sectionalview taken substanfe'nder plates,and Y p n Fig. 8 is aperspective view of one of the attachment fenders.

y Referring tothe drawing in detail, a WiiiV be seventhatjn'umerals 5 denote the beams of an ordinary cultivator, vonwhich aredisposed fthe' Vusual cultivator shovels, (not shown) .u 'Myattachjment is engaged onv these beams 5 exactly between thetwo frontshov- .els in an obvious manner.

y l Y Thevnumeral 6 denotes a hub with an axle 7 extending therethrough'` and journaledin the lower ends of brackets'z 8, the upper' ends offiwhich are V.coiled about the beams 5 as is indicatedat`9, y n

being held in place kby bolts v10Kory any 'A other vsuitable fastening lele'mei'its.'`

FourA spokes 11 are mounted in any suitable manner on each'end-ofj the hub 6 and are arranged in pairs, `the'two pairsat each end of the hub being disposed at right angles toeach other, while the spokes in each' pair' are disposed in parallelism'. A plurality of fenders -12 have curved 'edges l4for slidably engaging the spokes 11, -it being-noted that two fenders 12 are associated with each pair of spokes 11. Rim rings 15 arefixed on the endsV ofthe spokes. l These two rings 15 are' spaced from each other so that a row of cotton may attachment passes thereover.. Y

yAt spaced intervals, cross wires or'the like lzare'arranged between the rings 15 and aid weeds. lItis to be noted, particularly in Fig. 5.,y that these wires 16l vare spaced comparatively far vapart at regular'intervals adjacent when said fenders are between thefaxis of dicular position.v

be :disposed therebetween as Vthe i i l groundin a perpenthe fenders 12.V Obviously, these plates 17 l maybe extended so as to increase the effective width-of the fenders l2 as is illustrated y in Fig. 4. Thus the size of the stand in eachl casermay be regulated.

VThe numerals 2O denote auxiliary fenders of a substantial crescentshape. There will be four ofthese auxiliary fenders furnished with each of the attachments. These auxile in m'ashing down the undesirable plants and i` the fenders 12, where a stand will be .madefz iai-y fenders 20 are engaged on four ofthe Afenders 12 by bolts 21 and when used, the plates of theV other four fenders Willl be `spread apart, thereby forming continuous tenders about the attachment so as tof prevent the throu/'ing of'any dirt'onto. the plants, as will be ydesirable in ordinary cultivation.

It is thought that the construction, opera- K tion, and advantages of this invention will nowbe clearly understoodby those-skilled in this art Withou'ta moredetailed description. Y The presentrembodinient'of the invention has been disclosed in detail merely by Way of eX- Vam-ple, since in actual practice, it attains the features of advantage enumerated as'desii- 'able in the statement of the invention 'and in j:the above description. Furthermore,` this eX- 4 ample of the. invention Vis exceedingly simple .in its construction, inexpensive to manufacv ture, strong and durable, easy to adjust, easy `to assemble andv disasseinble, efficient and reliable in operation, and otherwise Well adapt ed'` to theY purpose to [which it is designed.

- tiWiH be apparent that numerous changes in the details oit' construction, in the dimen` .V sions, and inthe combination and arrangement ofparts may be'resoi'ted to Without de parting fromthe spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed, oi sacrificing lany of its advantages;

with each pairof spokes, riml ringsonthe` outer ends oftliespolie's, a pair of plates associated with 4each fender, means for `at- ,f tachiii'g"the'plates to the fenders so that they vmayy be spread apart to increase the effective Width of the fenders. y

2. In. a blocking d'eviceoftlie class describecha hub member, a plurality of spokes `engaged on eachilend. oi' the hub member,

said spokes being.' arranged in Apairs Vof fenders on ythe spokes, one iiender'to each pair, each 'fender having curved edges for slidably engaging'the spokes, a bolt engaged `with each fender, ainday pair oi plateshaving slots pierced by saidkbfolt' so that the effective .Width of the fendersinaybe varied.

n'testii'nony whereof aiX my signature.

:JoHNELisHA Winti/AMS. 

